United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 187402
Deep Sea Mining
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2 June 2023
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7 June 2023 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions she has had on the potential merits of imposing a moratorium on deep sea mining with her counterparts in (a) France, (b) New Zealand, (c) Chile and (d) other countries which hav
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2 June 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions she has had on the potential merits of imposing a moratorium on deep sea mining with her counterparts in (a) France, (b) New Zealand, (c) Chile and (d) other countries which hav
Source: Commons
7 June 2023
Answer
The UK is fully engaged in the ongoing negotiations at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Council and Assembly. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office leads the UK delegation to the ISA. The UK’s policy is not to sponsor or support the iss...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-06-02/187402
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1641413
- uk · wq-1641413 · source updated 7 June 2023